Today in World War II History—Aug. 28, 1943
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 by Sarah Sundin

Prince Simeon of Bulgaria, 1943 (Central State Archive, Sofia, Bulgaria)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 28, 1943: Bulgaria’s Tsar Boris III (age 49) dies of unknown reasons, possibly poisoned (he resisted fascists and protected Jews); succeeded by six-year-old Simeon II.
Danish government resigns; German Gen. Hermann von Hanneken takes control.